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Studies of Southwest Florida's shorelines from Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park to Naples Beach helps in understanding coastal ecosystems and how dunes protect the coast from wind and water damage. Long-term observations have yielded novel insights into the kinds of plants that anchor local dunes, the roles they play in collecting and holding sand, and how they respond to storms and regenerate in their aftermath.
More than four thousand Southwest Floridians from all walks of life sat down together back in March to talk about the problems that are affecting our region and its residents. Spearheaded by the Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers, in partnership with the Collier Community Foundation and Charlotte Community Foundation, this is a follow up to an On The Table event held back in 2019. People attended one of about 280 "tables" and about a quarter of them filled out a survey that asked them to rank the issues they thought were most pressing. We dig into the results.
A community-wide survey to gather information on what Southwest Floridians found to be the most pressing need identified affordable housing and homelessness as the top concerns.